The director's second Dahl adaptation is a droll 40 minutes of beautifully composed nested stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch as a gambler who learns how to beat the house The sun-splashed Venice film festival provided an unlikely backdrop for the premiere of Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, an enjoyable bedtime story of sorts, converted from the 1976 tale by Roald Dahl. The guests sheltered from the heat inside the main cinema while the director moseyed on stage with a diffide...
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar review - Wes Anderson's short and sweet Roald Dahl tale
The Guardian - 1 Sep 2023 19:07
The director's second Dahl adaptation is a droll 40 minutes of beautifully composed nested stories, with Benedict Cumberbatch as a gambler who learns how to beat the house The sun-splashed Venice film festival provided an unlikely backdrop for the premiere of Wes Anderson's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, an enjoyable bedtime story of sorts, converted from the 1976 tale by Roald Dahl. The guests sheltered from the heat inside the main cinema while the director moseyed on stage with a diffide...
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